GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| niggle | trifle |
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| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
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| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| defer | put off |